Retinopathy and neuropathy associated with complete apolipoprotein A-I deficiency

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-33

  Ng, Dominic S ^a,b   O'Connor, Paul W ^a   Mortimer, Clive B ^a   Leiter, Lawrence A ^a   Connelly, Philip W ^a   Hegele, Robert A ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Gene environment interactions; Gene gene interactions; Lipoproteins; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN DEFICIENCY; NEUROPATHY; RETINOPATHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RETINA DISEASE;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; ATAXIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0030191439     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199607000-00006     Document Type: Article

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